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Research Projects

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Systems

Our long-term research goals include finding novel ways to incorporate mainstream technology for children and adults with disabilities who have lost the ability to speak or use language to formulate messages. Can you imagine not being able to communicate with your child? Imagine not being able to read a story book to you grandchildren because you had a stroke that resulted in aphasia. Find out how we are combating the loss of speech and language in our research projects below.

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The Effects of Animation and Sound on Naming Action Words

Recruiting 4-year-old children with typical development and 5- to 16-year old children with developmental disabilities

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The Effects of Animation on the Identification of Verbs

Recruiting 5- and 6-year-old children with typical development and 5- to 16-year old children with developmental disabilities

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The Effects of Animation on the Identification and Interpretation of Graphic Symbol Sentence

Recruiting 8- and 9-year old children with typical development and 5- to 16-year old children with developmental disabilities

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The Effects of Interface Display and Cognitive Function on Story Retell in People with Aphasia

Recruiting 50+ year old adults without disability and adults with aphasia under 89 years of age

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